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For 5e\'cral decades the Soviets ha\'c \'icwcd nuclear energy as the ke\' to<br />

growth in the c!eetridty supply-and recently i~ thc hcat suppIY-in·tl~e<br />

European USSR. Thc <strong>Chernobyl</strong>' accident on 26 April 1986. however. has<br />

robbed the commerci:ll nuclear power program of 50me momentum and<br />

challen2cd many SO\'iet concepts regarding its safety. reliability. and low<br />

costs. The special August 1986 meeting of the International Atomie<br />

Energy Agenc), showed that the SO\'iets were beginning to make changes<br />

based on their analysis of the accident. This meeting also revealed that the<br />

So\'iets expect to study their nuclear program a good deal more. which<br />

means we arc now gelling only a first look at the possible changes'<br />

This report explores how the <strong>Chernobyl</strong>' disaster will probably influence<br />

the USSR's plans for nuclear power and heat supply and evaluates the<br />

implications for total primary energy production. L<br />

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